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The Captive Heart   1946     3 stars    N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Basil Dearden  
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns, Rachel Thomas, Jack Warner, Gladys Henson, James Harcourt, Gordon Jackson, Elliott Mason, Margot Fitzsimons, David Keir, Derek Bond, Jame Barrett, Meriel Forbes

  In his plot to escape the Gestapo, Czech patriot Karel Hasek (Michael Redgrave) takes the identity of a dead British officer, "Capt. Geoffrey Mitchell," and is jailed as a British soldier in a stalag. Now, he must send love letters to the deceased officer's widow Celia (Rachel Kempson) to ensure that his real identity will not come to light. After enduring many hardships and finally winning his freedom through repatriation, Karel must now square matters with Celia.



Cast
Michael Redgrave Capt. Karel Hasek aka Geoffrey
Rachel Kempson Celia Mitchell
Frederick Leister Mr. Mowbray
Mervyn Johns Pvt. Don Evans
Rachel Thomas Di Evans
Jack Warner Cpl. Ted Horsfall
Gladys Henson Flo Horsfall
James Harcourt Doctor
Gordon Jackson Lt. David Lennox
Elliott Mason Mrs. Lennox
Margot Fitzsimons Elspeth McDougall
David Keir Mr. McDougall
Derek Bond Lt. Stephen Harley
Jame Barrett Caroline Harley
Meriel Forbes Beryl Curtiss
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Georgy Girl   1966     3 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Silvio Narizzano  
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling, Bill Owen, Claire Kelly, Rachel Kempson, Denise Coffey, Dorothy Alison

  This is Lynn Redgrave before she started doing all those Weight Watchers commercials. She plays chubby Georgy who is being seduced by James Leamington (James Mason). Finally, she succumbs and finds that married life with James is just what she needed all along. Lynn is good–and was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar; Mason was nominated for Best Supporting Actor).


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Jane Eyre   1970     2 and a half stars    TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann  
Cast: George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen, Jack Hawkins, Rachel Kempson, Jean Marsh, Nyree Dawn Porter, Kenneth Griffith, Peter Copley, Clive Morton, Fanny Rowe, Susan Lawe, Angharad Rees, Hugh Latimer, Nan Munro

  Charlotte Bronte's gothic novel is again brought to the screen in this offering about orphanage-raised Jane (Susannah York) who takes a job as governess at the English manor of the tyrannical Edward Rochester (George C. Scott). Jane is attracted to Rochester, and he returns her affections. They make plans to marry. But, when Jane learns that Rochester is already married, it will take Jane's courage and love to rise above their world, which is crashing around them.



Cast
George C. Scott Edward Rochester
Susannah York Jane Eyre
Ian Bannen St. John Rivers
Jack Hawkins Mr. Brocklehurst
Rachel Kempson Mrs. Fairfax
Jean Marsh Mrs. Rochester
Nyree Dawn Porter Blanche Ingram
Kenneth Griffith Mason
Peter Copley John
Clive Morton Mr. Eshton
Fanny Rowe Mrs. Eshton
Susan Lawe Amy
Angharad Rees Louise
Hugh Latimer Colonel Dent
Nan Munro Lady Ingram
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Little Lord Fauntleroy   1980     3 stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Gold  
Cast: Rick Schroder, Alec Guinness, Eric Porter, Colin Blakely, Connie Booth, Rachel Kempson

  This made-for-TV version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel provides a lavish set on which Ricky Schroder plays the young boy who inherits his grandfather's estate.

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Out of Africa   1985     3 stars  User Rating      PG, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sydney Pollack  
Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens, Michael Gough, Rachel Kempson, Graham Crowden, Leslie Phillips, Suzanna Hamilton, Joseph Thiaka, Stephen Kinyanjui, Mike Bugara, Shane Rimmer, Job Seda

  As the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, this film deserves its accolades. Meryl Streep plays Kenya resident Karen who is married to Baron Bor Blixen-Flexe (Klaus Maria Brandauer), but her husband has been cheating on her and is often away on business leaving Karen alone on their plantation. Karen falls in love with British hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford) who is too independent for marriage, which suits Karen because she prefers a no-strings relationship. Denys and Karen go on safari together in the badlands of Africa and gain a new respect for African culture. Sydney Pollack won an Academy Award for Best Director. In all, the film won seven Academy Awards and had four other nominations, including Best Actress (Streep) and Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer).



Cast
Meryl Streep Karen Blixen-Flecke
Robert Redford Denys Finch Hatton
Klaus Maria Brandauer Baron Bor Blixen-Flecke
Michael Kitchen Berkeley Cole
Malick Bowens Farah
Michael Gough Lord Delamere
Rachel Kempson Lady Belfield
Graham Crowden Lord Belfield
Leslie Phillips Sir Joseph
Suzanna Hamilton Felicity
Joseph Thiaka Kamante
Stephen Kinyanjui Kamante
Mike Bugara Kinanjui
Shane Rimmer Belknap
Job Seda Kanuthia

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The Third Secret   1964     2 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Charles Crichton  
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Diane Cilento, Pamela Franklin, Paul Rogers, Alan Webb, Rachel Kempson, Peter Sallis, Patience Collier, Freda Jackson, Judi Dench, Peter Copley, Nigel Davenport, Charles Lloyd Pack

  TV commentator Alex Stedman (Stephen Boyd) conducts a private investigation into the case of the supposed suicide of a famous London psychiatrist. Stedman had been one of the deceased's patients and doubts that the death was a suicide. The dead man's daughter, Catherine (Pamela Franklin), also believes that it was not a suicide and gives Stedman a list of her father's patients. While interviewing the patients (Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, and Diane Cilento), Stedman learns that all three had secrets in their lives. Then, Stedman comes across another patient–Catherine–who finally confesses that she killed her father to prevent being sent to an institution.



Cast
Stephen Boyd Alex Stedman
Jack Hawkins Sir Frederick Belline
Richard Attenborough Alfred Price-Gorham
Diane Cilento Anne Tanner
Pamela Franklin Catherine Whitset
Paul Rogers Dr. Milton Gillen
Alan Webb Alden Hoving
Rachel Kempson Meldred Hoving
Peter Sallis Lawrence Jacks
Patience Collier Mrs. Pelton
Freda Jackson Mrs. Bales
Judi Dench Miss Humphries
Peter Copley Dr. Leo Whitset
Nigel Davenport Lew Harding
Charles Lloyd Pack Dermot McHenry
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A Woman's Vengeance   1947     3 and a half stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Zoltan Korda  
Cast: Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Humphreys, Rachel Kempson, Leyland Hodgson, Harry Cording, John Williams

  This excellent film concerns the trial of Henry Maurier (Charles Boyer) who is accused of murder after his wife dies under mysterious circumstances.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. The Captive Heart (1946)
2. Georgy Girl (1966)
3. Jane Eyre (1970)
4. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
5. Out of Africa (1985)
6. The Third Secret (1964)
7. A Woman's Vengeance (1947)


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